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Reuters - The director of the White House war on drugs said on Monday that internet videos that show people getting high pose a dangerous threat to teenagers by encouraging them to use drugs and alcohol.

Reuters - A Portuguese online bank unveiled a novel interest rate deal Monday by letting clients bet on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The director of the White House war on drugs said on Monday that internet videos that show people getting high pose a dangerous threat to teenagers by encouraging them to use drugs and alcohol.

The Web video site will also premiere Crawford, a documentary about President George W. Bush's Texas hometown.

The New York-based start-up recently partnered with NBC Universal to sell ads for its new "iCue" app, and hopes to do so with more big-name clients.

AMSTERDAM/LONDON (Reuters) - What if there were a run on a bank and no one knew? In recent days some U.S. media have focused on a "silent run" on the deposits of Wachovia bank, which is now being taken over, after a bailout plan stalled and its rival Washington Mutual was seized.

A federal jury in Virginia ruled that Cox had not infringed on Verizon's voice over IP patents.

The Supreme Court will not consider an appeal by Samsung to require Rambus to pay its attorney fees for a dismissed patent infringement case.

Hitachi has launched a trial of a "similar image search service" called GazoPa as an invitation-only beta.

Consumers say Apple must lower the phone's $500 price for them to make the move.